Twitter blocks its first account and hospitals get more malware
Friday, October 19, 2012 - 04:33 NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images Twitter flipped a switch this week and bam: Users in Germany could no longer see the tweets of a banned neo-Nazi group. Twitter flipped a switch this week and bam: users in Germany could no longer see the tweets of a banned neo-Nazi group. German cops wrote Twitter trying to get the account shut off completely ; Instead the company confined the blackout to Germany. How did they do that? The microblogging social network had already engineered its own system to block content country by country. Emma Llanso at the Center for Democracy and Technology sees Twitter's response as limited and appropriate. "If Twitter or other companies start responding to less formal requests from governments that doesn't go through a full court or administrative process," says Llanso, "and is just the government saying 'we don't really like this, can you make sure this is inaccessible in our country,' that would raise a concern." The head of the ...
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United States: Federal District Court Affirms U.S. Department Of Labor’s Position That Healthcare Providers Participating In HMOs For Federal Employees Are Subject To Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements - Littler Mendelson
In a long-awaited decision, the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that three hospitals that provide medical services through a HMO to individuals covered by the FEHBP are subject to the OFCCP jurisdiction and reporting requirements.
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United States: Federal District Court Affirms U.S. Department Of Labor's Position That Healthcare Providers Participating In HMOs For Federal Employees Are Subject To Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements - Littler Mendelson
In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that three hospitals that provide medical services through a Health Maintenance Organization to individuals covered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan are subject to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program's jurisdiction and reporting requirements.
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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Stepping Down After Contentious Term
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will announce on Friday that he is stepping down, according to multiple reports. Genachowski, who became chairman in 2009, has presided over an agency that has grappled with contentious issues like U.S. broadband policy, cable and telecom industry competition, and media consolidation. In seeking to strike a centrist balance, Genachowski managed to alienate both public interest groups that have pushed for a more activist FCC on issues like media ownership and Internet openness, as well as industry giants, particularly AT&T, which had proposed buying T-Mobile before the FCC objected. Verizon Wireless is currently suing the FCC in federal court over the agency’s “network neutrality” rules.In seeking to strike a centrist balance, Genachowski managed to alienate both public interest groups that have pushed for a more activist FCC on issues like media ownership and Internet openness, as well as industry giants, particularly ...
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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Stepping Down After Contentious Term: Reports
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will announce on Friday that he is stepping down, according to multiple reports. Genachowski, who became chairman in 2009, has presided over an agency that has grappled with contentious issues like U.S. broadband policy, cable and telecom industry competition, and media consolidation. In seeking to strike a centrist balance, Genachowski managed to displease both public interest groups that have pushed for a more activist FCC on issues like media ownership and Internet openness, as well as industry giants, particularly AT&T, which had proposed buying T-Mobile before the FCC objected. Genachowski’s announcement, which was expected, comes just days after another FCC commissioner, Robert McDowell, announced his plan to leave the agency. Their departures create two vacancies on the commission, which will be filled by candidates nominated by President Obama. The job of FCC chairman is particularly important, because the position ...
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